ACCOUNTING ACC30010

ACC30010 ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS &ANSWERS 2020 1. Which of the following statements best explains why the auditing profession has found it essential to promulgate ethical standards and to establish means for ensuring th ...

ACC30010 ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS &ANSWERS 2020 1. Which of the following statements best explains why the auditing profession has found it essential to promulgate ethical standards and to establish means for ensuring their observance? A. Ethical standards that emphasise excellence in performance over material rewards establish a reputation for competence and character. B. Vigorous enforcement of an established code of ethics is the best way to prevent unscrupulous acts. C. A distinguishing mark of a profession is setting appropriate fees. D. A requirement for a profession is to establish ethical standards that stress a responsibility to the public, clients and colleagues. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.01 Identify the attributes of professional status and describe to what extent they exist in public accounting Topic: Professional status of the auditor 2. Which of the following bodies is able to impose penalties on auditors who have failed to carry out their duties properly? A. Financial Reporting Council. B. Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board. C. Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. D. Australian Securities Exchange. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 3. Which of the following bodies monitors the operation of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board? A. Financial Reporting Council. B. Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board. C. Australian Securities Exchange. D. Australian Securities and Investments Commission. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 4. Australian auditing standards (ASAs) issued by the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) are intended to be applied to: A. all audit, review, other assurance and related engagements conducted by external firms. B. only audits of entities listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. C. all audits of companies incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001. D. all audit, review, other assurance and related engagements where the entity has more than five shareholders. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 5. Which of the following bodies monitors the operation of the Australian Accounting Standards Board? A. Australian Securities Exchange. B. Financial Reporting Council. C. Australian Securities and Investments Commission. D. Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 6. To become a registered company auditor, a person must be: A. a fit and proper person. B. a member of one of the accounting bodies. C. ordinarily resident in Australia. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 7. The types of actions by members of accounting bodies that may result in disciplinary action being taken by the member’s accounting body include: A. if the member is found guilty of a fraud. B. if the member practises while bankrupt or insolvent. C. if the member continues practising despite being declared of unsound mind. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 8. Australian auditing standards (ASAs) issued by the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) contain: A. the effective date of the standard. B. references to the enforcement provisions of the Corporations Act 2001. C. the penalties for non-compliance with the standard. D. specific audit procedures to meet the requirements of the standard. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 9. An auditor of a company finds that there are rare and exceptional circumstances where they are unable to comply with a relevant requirement in an auditing standard. They are, however, able to perform appropriate alternative audit procedures. To whom do they have to report or document these circumstances? A. The auditor must report these circumstances to either management or the audit committee and obtain their agreement that the alternative procedures are appropriate. B. If the auditor can use appropriate alternative audit procedures, no reporting or documentation is required. C. The auditor is required to document the circumstances in the auditor’s report. D. The auditor is required to document the circumstances in the audit working papers. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 10. Who is responsible for assessing whether company auditors meet the required competency standards for registration? A. Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. B. Australian Securities and Investments Commission. C. Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board. D. Financial Reporting Council. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.02 Describe the regulation of auditing and its subject matter Topic: Regulation of auditing and of the subject matter of audits 11. Which of the following statements is correct? A. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is a member of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators. B. International auditing standards are mandatory for all auditors. C. The Financial Reporting Council is a member of the International Federation of Accountants. D. Membership of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board is restricted to members of the Forum of Firms. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.03 Explain the impacts of internationalisation on auditing Topic: Internationalisation of auditing 12. Which of the following is not a standard-setting board or committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)? A. International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). B. International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA). C. International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB). D. International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.03 Explain the impacts of internationalisation on auditing Topic: Internationalisation of auditing 13. Membership of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) consists of: A. international audit firms. B. International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) member bodies. C. non-auditor representatives. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.03 Explain the impacts of internationalisation on auditing Topic: Internationalisation of auditing 14. Which of the following types of companies can only be used by an audit firm with the consent of the National Council of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand? A. Nominee company. B. Service company. C. Practice company. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.04 Outline the characteristics of the professional bodies and accounting firms engaged in the auditing profession, and describe the internal structure of an audit firm Topic: Profile of the auditing profession and of audit firms 15. Which accounting body in Australia was established under Royal Charter? A. CPA Australia. B. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. C. Institute of Public Accountants. D. None of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.04 Outline the characteristics of the professional bodies and accounting firms engaged in the auditing profession, and describe the internal structure of an audit firm Topic: Profile of the auditing profession and of audit firms 16. The largest accounting organisation in Australia is: A. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. B. CPA Australia. C. Institute of Public Accountants. D. International Federation of Accountants. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.04 Outline the characteristics of the professional bodies and accounting firms engaged in the auditing profession, and describe the internal structure of an audit firm Topic: Profile of the auditing profession and of audit firms 17. Which of the following are elements of an audit firm’s quality control that should be considered in establishing its quality control policies and procedures? Personnel management Monitoring Engagement performance A. Yes Yes No B. Yes Yes Yes C. Yes No Yes D. No Yes Yes AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 18. The objective of quality control dictates that an audit firm should establish policies and procedures for professional development that provide reasonable assurance that all entry-level personnel: A. prepare working papers that are standardised in form and content. B. have the knowledge required to enable them to fulfil the responsibilities assigned. C. advance within the organisation. D. develop specialties in specific areas of assurance services. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 19. A firm of independent auditors must establish and follow explicit quality control policies and procedures because these standards: A. are necessary to meet increasing requirements of auditors’ liability insurers. B. give reasonable assurance that the firm as a whole will conform to the auditing standards. C. include formal filing of records of such policies and procedures. D. are required by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for auditors of all entities. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 20. In pursuing its quality control objectives with respect to acceptance of a client, an audit firm is not likely to: A. make enquiries of the proposed client’s legal adviser. B. review financial reports of the proposed client. C. make enquiries of previous auditors. D. review the personnel practices of the proposed client. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 21. The mandatory continuing professional education (CPE) requirement for members of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is: A. 120 CPE hours every year. B. 120 CPE hours every three years. C. 60 CPE hours every three years. D. 60 CPE hours every year. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 22. Within the context of quality control, the primary purpose of continuing professional development and training activities is to enable an audit firm to provide personnel with: A. knowledge required to fulfil assigned responsibilities. B. technical training that assures proficiency as an auditor’. C. professional education to ensure that audit work is performed with due professional care. D. knowledge required to perform a peer review. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 23. An auditor who is approached by their accounting body to undergo a quality control audit must: A. provide audit files to the investigators without delay. B. obtain the client’s permission to disclose information to the investigators prior to giving them any information. C. cooperate in every way without delay. D. disclose to the investigators any potential quality control problems that the member is aware of. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 24. The primary purpose of establishing quality control policies and procedures for deciding whether to accept a new client is to: A. enable the audit firm to attest to the reliability of the client. B. satisfy the audit firm’s duty to the public concerning the acceptance of new clients. C. minimise the likelihood of association with clients whose management lacks integrity. D. anticipate before performing any fieldwork whether an unmodified opinion can be expressed. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 25. In pursuing the audit firm’s quality control objectives, the firm may maintain records indicating which partners or employees of the firm were previously employed by the firm’s clients. Which quality control objective would this be most likely to satisfy? A. Professional relationship. B. Supervision. C. Independence. D. Advancement. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 26. A basic objective of an audit firm is to provide professional services in conformance with professional standards. Reasonable assurance of achieving this basic objective is provided through: A. continuing professional education. B. a system of quality control. C. compliance with Australian Securities Exchange listing requirements. D. a system of peer review. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.05 Identify the elements of quality control within audit firms, and explain practice monitoring programs Topic: Quality control 27. An auditor’s duty of care to a client would most likely be breached if the auditor failed to: A. meet their reporting deadline. B. detect all of a client’s fraudulent activities. C. conduct the audit for the most competitive price. D. comply with all relevant auditing standards. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 28. Due professional care does not require: A. critical review at every level of supervision of work done and judgment exercised. B. good faith and integrity. C. appointment of the auditor by the shareholders. D. compliance with the auditing standards. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 29. Common law requires that the auditor: A. guarantees their work. B. performs their work with due care. C. discovers all fraud. D. checks all transactions. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 30. When performing an audit, an auditor would most likely be considered negligent if they failed to: A. detect all of the client’s fraudulent activities. B. include a negligence disclaimer in the client engagement letter. C. warn the client of any known internal control weaknesses. D. warn the client’s customers of embezzlement by the client’s employees. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 31. Big Ltd wished to acquire the ordinary shares of Small Pty Ltd and engaged Albert & Associates to audit the financial report of Small Pty Ltd. Albert & Associates failed to discover a significant liability when performing the audit. In a common law action against Albert & Associates, Big Ltd, at a minimum, must prove: A. negligence on the part of Albert & Associates. B. fraud on the part of Albert & Associates. C. that Albert & Associates knew that the liability existed. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 32. The court found that Roberts & Associates had performed a negligent audit of Pinnacle Ltd, but the plaintiff did not receive damages because the court found insufficient proof of causation. Causation means that: A. the auditor caused the misstatement of the financial report. B. the auditor’s failure to perform a proper audit caused the damages. C. the auditor was negligent, but the plaintiff suffered no real damages. D. the plaintiff was an unforeseen third-party user of the financial report. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 33. The Pacific Acceptance case established that: A. reasonable care and skill means following the auditing standards. B. auditors have a duty to closely supervise and review the work of inexperienced audit staff. C. auditors are only liable for the proportion of damages attributable to their actions. D. auditors have a duty of care only to the shareholders as a group. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.06 Explain the concepts of reasonable care and skill, and negligence Topic: Reasonable care and skill, and negligence 34. To which of the following parties does the auditor owe a duty of care under contract? A. The company itself. B. The board of directors. C. Shareholders as individuals. D. Potential investors. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.07 Explain the auditor’s legal liability to clients Topic: Liability to clients 35. The AWA case established that: A. reasonable care and skill means following the auditing standards. B. auditors have a duty to closely supervise and review the work of inexperienced audit staff. C. auditors are only liable for the proportion of damages attributable to their actions. D. auditors have a duty of care only to the shareholders as a group. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.07 Explain the auditor’s legal liability to clients Topic: Liability to clients 36. Contributory negligence: A. has always been available as a defence to the auditor. B. indicates the auditor has played no part in the plaintiff’s loss. C. will result in an apportionment of damages arising from the plaintiff’s loss between the defendant and the plaintiff. D. is used to describe the causal relationship between the actions of the auditor and any loss suffered by a plaintiff. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.07 Explain the auditor’s legal liability to clients Topic: Liability to clients 37. Cases that have allowed the auditor to use the defence of contributory negligence include: A. Kingston Cotton Mill. B. Pacific Acceptance. C. AWA. D. None of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.07 Explain the auditor’s legal liability to clients Topic: Liability to clients 38. ABC Ltd (ABC) engaged the accounting firm of Ace & King to perform its annual audit. Ace amp; King performed the audit in a competent, non-negligent manner and billed ABC for $30 000, the agreed fee. Shortly after delivery of the audited financial report, Sam Lloyd, the assistant controller, disappeared, taking with him $40 000 of ABC’s funds. It was then discovered that Sam had been engaged in a highly sophisticated, novel defalcation scheme during the past year. He had previously embezzled $50 000 of ABC’s funds. ABC has refused to pay the auditor’s fee and is seeking to recover the $90 000 that was stolen by Sam. Which of the following is correct? A. The auditor cannot recover the audit fee and is liable for $90 000. B. The auditor is entitled to collect the audit fee and is not liable for $90 000. C. ABC is entitled to recover the $40 000 defalcation of the current year and is not liable for the $30 000 fee. D. ABC is entitled to rescind the audit contract and thus is not liable for the $30 000 fee, but it cannot recover damages. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.07 Explain the auditor’s legal liability to clients Topic: Liability to clients 39. In the Caparo case, the court held that the auditor owes a duty of care to: A. all users of the published financial report. B. only those parties specified in the engagement letter. C. the shareholders as a body, but not individual shareholders or third parties. D. all shareholders, but not third parties. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 40. An auditor can be sued for damages under which of the following Acts? A. Crimes Act 1914. B. ASIC Act 2001. C. Corporations Act 2001. D. None of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 41. Privity letters are issued by auditors to: A. limit the auditor’s liability to a specified amount. B. disclaim any liability. C. establish proximity and foreseeability. D. None of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 42. Simpson & Associates issued an unmodified auditor’s opinion on the financial report of Ridge Ltd (Ridge). Simpson & Associates did not detect material misstatements in the financial report as a result of negligence in the performance of the audit. Based upon the financial report, Clark purchased shares in Ridge. Shortly afterwards, Ridge became insolvent, causing the price of the shares to decline drastically. Clark has commenced legal action against Simpson amp; Associates for damages. Simpson & Associates’ best defence to such an action would be that: A. Clark lacks a contractual relationship as a basis to sue. B. the engagement letter specifically disclaimed all liability to third parties. C. there is no proof of proximity. D. there has been no subsequent sale of the shares for which a precise loss can be calculated. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 43. A claim for a breach of duty of care might arise against an auditor if: A. an existing shareholder suffered losses because he increased his investment in the company based on figures in the audited financial report. B. a bank made a loss due to a loan made to the company based on figures in an audited financial report commissioned by the bank. C. a new investor suffered losses because she purchased shares in the company based on figures in the annual audited financial report. D. a finance company made a loss due to a loan made to the entity based on figures in an audited financial report commissioned by the entity. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 44. Harry & Joseph rendered an unmodified auditor’s opinion on the financial report of a company that sold shares in a public offering. Based on a false statement in the financial report, Harry & Joseph is being sued by an investor who purchased shares in this public offering. Which of the following represents a viable defence? A. The investor has not met the burden of proving fraud by Harry amp; Joseph. B. The false statement is immaterial in the overall context of the financial report. C. Detection that the statement was false occurred after the date of the auditor’s report. D. The investor did not actually rely upon the false statement. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 02.08 Explain the auditor’s liability to third parties Topic: Liability to third parties 45. The CLERP 9 reforms now provide for limitation of auditor’s liability through: A. a statutory cap. B. proportionate liability. C. incorporation. D. All of the given answers are correct. AACSB: Analytic Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 02.09 Describe alternative methods used to limit the auditor’s liability Topic: Limitation of liability